Starting Saturday, August 1, 2009, the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC) is expanding its textile and clothing recycling project to four additional Greenmarket locations, including McCarren Park from 8am – 2pm. It will be an ongoing weekly program.
CENYC is partnering with Wearable Collections, a NYC-based textile recycling company. (The company donates [...]
Did you know? Asian Longhorned Beetle’s were first discovered in the US in McCarren Park. The beetle was first detected in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg (depending on who you ask) park in 1996. The NY Daily News reports that the federal government plans to spend $23 million fighting the elusive insects, which have dwelled in local trees [...]
Last Sunday was the launch of Williamsburg Flea Market and I ventured to the outdoor lot on South 2nd & Wythe, near the Williamsburg Bridge, to browse through the goods wide and varied. I bought a vintage dress for $15, sampled the most delicious mustard on the planet, savored raw chocolate ice cream, drank free [...]
Wondering what’s happening today on Bedford Ave during “Williamsburg Walks?” In addition to claiming the streets for pure pedestrian enjoyment, here’s a schedule of activities and names of organizations who will be present.
The Vinny Abate Era officially came to a close on Tuesday night in Williamsburg, after a turbulent meeting that had to be one of the wilder ones in the chairman’s nearly 30-year tenure. The night’s agenda included the city’s controversial Broadway Triangle plan, the city’s controversial Kent Ave bike lane plan, and the closely-contested (but [...]
I imagine carrying fresh produce on the back of my new electric bike with the Mediterranean Sea on the horizon. My new futuristic ride feels old school European, as if I’m riding small, easy streets. “Arrivederci!” “Halo!” I hear zipping past a “marketplace.” But I’m really riding in our wonderful, grimier, urban sprawl: Brooklyn.
“Yo! that’s [...]
Athena Ponushis investigates how proposed gas drilling could endanger NYC drinking water.